SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS AND DEVICES

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Sem. Hrs: 3 Semiconductor materials and theory of solid state electronic devices. Semiconductor growth and processing techniques. Semiconductor parameters such as bandgap, mobility, carrier densities, diffusion length, carrier lifetime, and energy level distribution. Pn junctions and Schottky barriers. Constraints and limitations on practical devices. Fall. Prerequisites: C or better in CHEM 14103 and PHYS 20404. Corequisites: ELEG 32103.